"C-Classmate Tiandao, could you come out for a moment?"
During the afternoon break, Tiandao was sprawled over his desk, calculating his Popularity Points earnings and planning how to spend them over the next few days, when a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz suddenly interrupted him.
He raised his head in the direction of the voice. The sunglasses on his face slid down to the tip of his nose, revealing half of his azure pupils.
Hmm?
Looking at the female classmate standing beside his seat—a girl he had barely exchanged a few words with—Tiandao's face was full of confusion.
He could not understand why she had suddenly come looking for him. They had hardly interacted at all.
Seeing Tiandao staring at her in confusion, the girl's cheeks immediately turned as red as a ripe apple. Thick clouds of white steam even billowed exaggeratedly from above her head—she was clearly overheating a little.
The sudden sight left Tiandao dumbfounded.
What was wrong with her?
And what was her name again?
After rummaging through the labyrinth of his memories, Tiandao finally recalled her name.
"Classmate Chika, if you have something to say, just say it here. Going outside feels like such a hassle."
At Tiandao's words, the girl's cheeks turned even redder.
Then, beneath the curious and entertained gazes of the rest of the class—
She suddenly slammed a gift box into Tiandao's arms, then covered her face and darted out of the classroom like a startled rabbit.
Tiandao looked at the girl's retreating back, then at the gift in his hands.
Only then did he finally understand what she was doing.
No, wait—it was a confession!
However, before Tiandao could decide whether to open this unfamiliar gift box now or wait until he got back and was alone—
Chika's actions